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German Muslims are alarmed by next week’s Berlin Islamist terror attack

The terrorist attack that struck Berlin’s Pride celebration, or Christopher Street Day (CSD), late on Saturday evening has heightened fears and concerns about further Islamist attacks. Until Sunday evening, when security forces confronted 21-year-old Abdul B. and fatally shot him, most media outlets and the politicians responsible referred to a “suspected perpetrator” and “alleged motives”.

Investigators are now relatively certain that the perpetrator was an Islamist, a radicalized Muslim with links to the “Islamic State” terror group. Politicians and security agencies are debating stricter laws and expanded surveillance powers. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) is politically responsible for this area.

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